Stay for wire fences



(Mmmm W. M SKELTON.

STAY FOR WIR-B PENGBS.

No. 469,604. Patented Feb. 23, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

IVILLIAH M. SKELTON, OF LEBANON, INDIANA.

STAY FOR WIRE FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,604, dated February 23, 1892.

Application filed August 28, 1891. Serial No. 404,012. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. SKELTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lebanon, in the county of Boone and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stays for Wire Fences; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section. Fig. 3 is a detail View of the binder. Fig. 4 is a view of the tightener.

This invention has relation to fence-stays, or means for securing and supporting the Wires of Wire fences; and it consists in the novel construction of the stay and combination'of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letters A A represent two narrow strips of equal size and length placed parallel with each other and spaced a short distance apart, said distance being about equal to the diameter of the wires forming the fence, on each side of which one of these strips is placed. A nail, small bolt, or rivet is driven through each of these stay-strips near each end, on which rest, respectively, the bottom and top wires of the fence, and between these are driven similar nails CZ, one for each Wire and at a distance corresponding to the desired distance between the wires. The ends of the nails are each clinched, as shown. A nail f is driven through both the stays above the upper wire, between which nail f and the nail c the wire is clamped, eectua'ly preventing any endwise or`vertical movement of the stay. The wires are bound between the two strips sufciently tight to prevent lateral movement. These stay-strips may be quickly applied to wire fences and are inexpensive and simple.

In place of the nail or rivetf or in addition thereto. I may employ the binder shown in Fig. 3. This binder consists of the wire G, which is passed around both strips A A and the lug or tightener H. This lug H has a fiat surface h, adapted to bear against the surface of one of said strips, as shown, having a groove g therein for the wire G and a cam lower end g. The wire G is first passed around the strips A A and the ends united. The cam lower end is then inserted in the loop of the wire, and as it is turned to bring its smooth surface up against the strip will `tighten the wire iirmly around both strips,

and additional twists and turns may be given the united ends to still further tighten the wire, if necessary. This binder may be applied before the nails or rivets c are driven through and clinched, thus preventing the stripsA A from splitting. Then so clamped, it is impossible for the fence-wire to move either longitudinally or vertically.

Having described this invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

The stay for wire fences, comprising the parallel strips, one on either side of the fencewires, the nails or supports driven therethrough, one for each wire of the fence, and the binder comprising the wire looped around said strips and having a cam tightening-lug in said loop,-substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. SKELTON.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM R. MCINTIEE, PERRY C. SWIGGETT. 

